Piped Numbers

PUZZLE 072

Puzzle Location: Vault door (The ceiling of the door)

These pipes have been joined together to express two two-digit numbers.
The upper number is '98'.
What is the lower number?

Hint 1

The pipes are displaying the numbers as they are.

Hint 2

The two digits are connected vertically.

Hint 3

If you look at the upper number, you can see that the top half of it is a '9'.

Super Hint

The pipes are joined so that they show two digits, one on top of the other.
In the upper pipe, you should be able to see the '9' and '8' joined together.

Answer

The answer is '86'.

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